Autonomous vehicle object content presentation systems and methods

Abstract

Systems and methods directed to recognizing, displaying, identifying, and labeling of an object along a direction of motion of the autonomous along a road is disclosed. In some embodiments, an autonomous vehicle with a light projector is disclosed, where the light projector is on a top surface of an autonomous vehicle. Additionally, in some embodiments, the autonomous vehicle may include an electronic control unit for controlling an operation of the light projector, where the electronic control unit detects whether the autonomous vehicle is turned on. In further embodiments, the electronic control unit receives data of an environmental condition surrounding the autonomous vehicle and receives an upcoming trajectory path of the autonomous vehicle. The electronic control unit may also project a light from the light projector onto a surface of a road indicating an adjusted direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on confirmation by the occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object utilizing one or more autonomous vehicle actions.

1 . A system comprising:
 one or more processors; and   memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to perform:   obtaining autonomous vehicle sensor data of an autonomous vehicle;   recognizing an object in a direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on the autonomous vehicle sensor data;   displaying a layout of the object on a heads up display along an outline of the object;   identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database;   presenting an adjusted direction of motion to an occupant of the autonomous vehicle; and   adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on confirmation by the occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object utilizing one or more autonomous vehicle actions.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more autonomous vehicle actions include any of steering, accelerating, and braking. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the presenting the adjusted direction of motion comprises the presenting the adjusted direction of motion within the autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the presenting the adjusted direction of motion comprises a projecting of a light arrow in-front of the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle along a road to indicate the adjusted direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         5 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein the presenting the direction of motion comprises instructing the occupant who is a driver that a dangerous or difficult condition has occurred and to take manual control of the autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database comprises checking by the occupant an accuracy of the identifying and labeling of the object; and confirming or changing to make accurate by the occupant the labeling of the layout of the object. 
     
     
         7 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database comprises confirming an agreement by the occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object as an interest to the occupant; and communicating electronically information any contact information of the interest to the occupant. 
     
     
         8 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on confirmation by an occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object utilizing one or more autonomous vehicle actions comprises adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on a recognition of characteristics when the object is a vehicle having a license plate that is confirmed by the occupant as being a suspect vehicle identified from the on-line database as being stolen, in a recent crime, or has been published on the on-line database as being in an active car chase; and reporting a whereabouts of the suspect vehicle via a telephone communication to a police agency as a possible crime suspect. 
     
     
         9 . The system of  claim 1 , wherein identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database comprises displaying an augmented image either inside or outside the autonomous vehicle including an identifying labeling on the object so that the occupant can visualize the object and confirm or deny its identity. 
     
     
         10 . A method being implemented by a computing system including one or more physical processors and storage media storing machine-readable instructions, the method comprising:
 obtaining autonomous vehicle sensor data of an autonomous vehicle;   recognizing an object in a direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on the autonomous vehicle sensor data;   displaying a layout of the object on a heads up display along an outline of the object;   identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database;   presenting an adjusted direction of motion to an occupant of the autonomous vehicle and   adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on confirmation by the occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object utilizing one or more autonomous vehicle actions.   
     
     
         11 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the one or more autonomous vehicle actions include any of steering, accelerating, and braking. 
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 10 , the presenting the adjusted direction of motion comprises the presenting the adjusted direction of motion within the autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the presenting the adjusted direction of motion comprises a projecting of a light arrow in-front of the adjusted direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle along a road to indicate the adjusted direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein the presenting the direction of motion comprises instructing the occupant who is a driver that a dangerous or difficult condition has occurred and to take manual control of the autonomous vehicle. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database comprises checking by the occupant an accuracy of the identifying and labeling of the object; and confirming or changing by the occupant the labeling of the layout of the object. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database comprises confirming agreement by the occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object as an interest to the occupant; and communicating electronically information any contact information of the interest to the occupant. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on confirmation by an occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object utilizing one or more autonomous vehicle actions comprises adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on a recognition of characteristics when the object is vehicle having a license plate that is confirmed by the occupant as being a suspect vehicle identified from the on-line database as being stolen, in a recent crime, or has been published on the on-line database as being in a car chase; and reporting via electronic communication whereabouts of the suspect vehicle to a police agency as a possible crime suspect. 
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 10 , wherein identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database comprises displaying an augmented image including an identifying labeling on the object so that the occupant can visualize the object and confirm or deny its identity. 
     
     
         19 . A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising instructions that, when executed, cause one or more processors to perform:
 obtaining autonomous vehicle sensor data of an autonomous vehicle;   recognizing an object in a direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on the autonomous vehicle sensor data;   displaying a layout of the object on a heads up display along an outline of the object;   identifying and labeling the layout of the object based on a live search of an on-line database;   presenting an adjusted direction of motion to an occupant of the autonomous vehicle and   adjusting the direction of motion of the autonomous vehicle based on confirmation by the occupant of the identifying and the labeling of the object utilizing one or more autonomous vehicle actions.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory computer readable medium of  claim 19 , wherein the one or more autonomous vehicle actions include any of steering, accelerating, and braking.